Books written, published, and created by Omar Daniels.

Omar on Dark Matter by Amiri Baraka, Derrick Bell, Octavia E. Butler, and many more.

During Black History Month I like to read a few stories from this Anthology. All of the stories within were written by black (African-American/Native-American) authors, most during the early part of the 20th century, a sparse few, decades before during the 19th century. The oldest story in the collection was written in 1818. One of the short stories whose subject is still somewhat vile was written in the modern form most novels use today and follows the same procedures used to craft prose. Although, written during the times of Mary Shelly when she wrote Frankenstein. Once you read the story I'm talking about it will ring true, thus the suggestion of Frankenstein, the time period Mary Shelly and the author, a brother, lived in, and how it all connects. DARK MATTER, is an anthology of Sci-Fi/Horror written way before computers were invented but the same creepiness you would find in most Sci-Fi/Horror can be felt and is present within these pages

Omar D. on Futureland by Walter Mosley

Another anthology, however, by a singular author. Sir Walter Mosley succeeds by interlinking the short stories in Futureland which describe a dystopian world where a child prodigy discovers an alien intelligence and ultimately grows up with the Alien presence by his side and then becomes a leader who works hand in hand with the Alien presence, (his own personal AI that he's linked to, mentally, without a device), to save the world. The anthology culminates with an appropriate ending as the young lad along with accomplices from prior stories within the anthology press forward to save their fellow human beings and raise humanity from its current depraved state of existence. That's what's called creating a universe or part of a multi-verse within today's perspective for most Creatives (I think) and as well, what most Co

Omar on The God's Eye View by Barry Eisler

I read The God’s Eye View after reading The Chaos Kind which was the first where I encountered this group of characters. The Chaos Kind was very good and the cover for The God’s Eye View was tantalizing enough to draw me in for a second round. It wasn’t long before the realization surfaced to reveal these two stories as polar opposites of the same workshop. If The Chaos Kind was a tribute to field operations and the stage we all act upon, A God’s Eye View has pretty much wrapped up what goes on behind the curtains. It was a pleasant surprise to learn about Manus’s origin and how he hooked up with Evie, despite the overwhelming sliminess of keeping America safe from the NSA’s end. It worked out to be more than acceptable that their mightiest beast/agent Manus adjusted the story with a healthy serving of backbone. After a couple of doses of this subject I’m more than satisfied. I’m thankful that I’m not the kind of writer who has to brave all kinds of dangers because of the power of his words or what evils they may unleash. Although this is a superb work with a distinctively fictional theme, I have to wonder. Praise to Barry Eisler for creating this universe. Not sure how soon I’ll delve into another one in the collection, but The God’s Eye View was certainly worth the read, and the ride.